The Binnenhof is a Gothic castle/ complex of buildings in the city center of Den Haag. It was built in the 13th century, and is the oldest House of Parliament that’s still in use in the world (from Wikipedia link above). entrance The Ridderzaal Simon bent down to tie his shoe and the girls tackled […]

The Peace Palace in Den Haag (The Hague) houses the International Court of Justice, which is the principal judiciary body of the United Nations. It’s Wikipedia page is pretty interesting (largely quoted in this post). It states that Andrew Dickson White, whose efforts were instrumental in creating this court and securing the funding to provide […]